On 17 August 1929, Footscray played a round 16 fixture against Melbourne at the MCG, during which Stevens was involved in several on field incidents.[9] As the players were leaving the field at half time, Stevens was struck in the face by a man from the crowd and hit "by a women with her parasol", before being assisted to the rooms by police constables.[10][11] The spectator that struck Stevens, Hector Michael Davis, was charged with assault and fined in court.[12]

At the VFL Tribunal, Stevens was suspended for 10 league games, on three charges.[13] He received four weeks for "kneeing" Melbourne player Col Deane, two for conducting himself in "an unseemly manner" (an objectionable gesture) and four for elbowing and attempting to strike Melbourne's George Cassidy.[13][14]

Stevens made just five appearances in the 1930 VFL season.[7] On his first game back from suspension, at Corio Oval in round 10, the umpire reported him for attempting to elbow Geelong player Jack Plunkett.[15] Although cleared of the charge at the tribunal, he received a four-week ban for his actions after he had been approached by the umpire, when he threw the ball away.[16]

In 1931 he played 11 games and was a member of a Footscray team that missed out on the finals only on percentage.[7][17]

He featured in the opening eight rounds of the 1932 season, then found himself back at the tribunal, reported for striking Melbourne's Joe Kinnear with his elbow.[18] For this he received an eight-week suspension.[18] His next and ultimately final appearance for Footscray came in round 18, against North Melbourne.[7] He retired at the end of the season.[19]